Jacob Spicer papers, 1737-1846 1744-1765.

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Jacob Spicer papers, 1737-1846 1744-1765.

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This collection, which dates from 1737-1846 with bulk dates of 1744-1765, consists of a diary, copy letters, receipts, will, and estate papers. The diary, written by Jacob Spicer from 1755 to 1756, discusses his business and political affairs. During the period covered in the diary, Spicer spent twenty-nine days in Philadelphia printing the proprietary laws of New Jersey. Other notations indicate the sale of land by locals and types and values of goods Spicer sold. Spicer sold steer and cows; raccoon, muskrat, and otter skins; rum and a number of dry goods. A manuscript and typescript copy of selected passages of a different Spicer diary (ca. 1758-1762) is included in this collection. The correspondence includes copy letters written by Spicer, a letterbook kept in his hand, and typescript copies of the letters in the book from October 1764 to July 1765. The correspondence deals mainly with the British and colonial attack on the fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1745. There are also many letters relating to other political matters and some from and to some very notable figures including King George II of England, William Pitt, and William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts. The topic of discussion in these letters revolves around the attack on Louisbourg. There is also some correspondence regarding fighting with the French near the Monaghela River in Pennsylvania in 1755. The copies of the correspondence include family histories that were written in 1846. Additionally, there is an account for the New Jersey contingent of the forces planning an attack on Canada in 1746, a sketch made by Jacob Spicer titled A Plan of the City and Harbour of Louisbourg on the Island of Breton in America, and a power of attorney from Samuel Jones, Jacob Spicer's son-in-law, appointing David Pugh to be his attorney.

0.8 linear feet (8 folders)

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7653676

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778

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Spicer, Jacob, 1716-1765

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Shirley, William, 1694-1771

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